While many Android tablets are soon to be offered with quad-core configurations (including the already-available ASUS Transformer Prime), we’re still wondering if and when handsets will get over the dual-core hump. Meizu is the first to make public plans to release a quad-core device. It will be an upgraded version of their beautiful Meizu MX.

Other than its quad-core specification there’s not much know about the device at this time except a launch window – May 2012. That’s a decade from now in the world of technology but it’s a timeline we expected for the first quad-core enabled devices to, at the very least, be announced.

Chinese site Techorz speculates that it wouldn’t be foolish to expect Samsung’s quad-core Exynos 4412 inside considering their MX has the dual-core Exynos chipset, though we won’t put too much stock into that speculation.

Video calls are a fun way to stay in touch with friends or family members when you or they are overseas. It is also a useful way to communicate with colleagues since sometimes a video call might be more effective than an email or text. Google Duo’s focus has always been about video calls, but …

While Samsung’s flagship smartphones are possibly one of its more popular handsets, the company has also been known to put out quite a few rugged handsets aimed at users who might be able to appreciate such protection.